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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Hello! A few weeks ago I was on quite the zombie gaming kick. I didn't really do it on purpose either; I guess playing several games in a row with the same theme and setting is bound to happen when said theme and setting is so common/overused. Also, I'm not sure why I'm so interested in zombie fiction and apocalyptic settings, even after reading sometheories on why it's so popular as a genre. I just embrace that I am. (Also I freakin' love Cracked, check that last link out for sure.)

But yeah, as passé as it is, I played a string of zombie games in Sept. 2013. It was good fun--got some thoughts to share. I think I'll stick with just one of those games for this post.

So back in my first years of college, I was a huge fan of Valve's Left 4 Dead game, and its sequel. Playing those games introduced me to a group of buddies I still hang with now and then, and still rep on my steam handle. But the L4D series are really well made games. That's some primo co-op FPS gameplay right there. As usual for a Valve game, it was populated with fantastic characters with excellent dialogue. So good--in fact, let me introduce you to the characters from each game's opening cinematic scene.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

So over the past several days, I've played and enjoyed the hell out of an indie game called Papers, Please. The premise of the game is--bear with me--playing a stamp-wielding immigration officer in the communist nation of Arstotzka. Glory to Arstotzka! In sorting out in my head why I find this game fun, I've identified the two biggest reasons as puzzles and feels.

First, a bit more background: You're an immigration officer, thanks to the October 1982 labor lottery in your homeland of Arstotzka. You were placed in a Class 8 apartment when you were relocated to East Grestin to run the immigration office there. You have four other mouths to feed, and you get paid per immigrant successfully processed. There's also a Steam achievement for clawing your way up to having a Class 5 apartment; these last two things combined to be very compelling for me.

Thursday, August 29, 2013

A couple months ago, I damn near made a post about one of Argen's outfit in RIFT, but I went and quit that too! Considering what I'm now playing, I guess I could post pictures of the masks I've crafted in Payday 2?